smoking seat (in a restaurant, train, etc.); smoking section
change in appearance; transformation
air of (deliberate) imperfection (esp. in make-up)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
armband; arm band; brassard
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
bad influence; negative influence
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to think of; to come up with
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to be strangled; to be constricted
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
unprecedented; never seen before
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious